10 Longest Times Between First And Last WWE Title Victories

3. Pat Patterson - 19 June 1979 - 23 July 2019 (40 Years, 1 Month, 3 Days)

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Although Pat Patterson didn't set the record for longest time between his first and last WWE championship when he claimed the 24/7 title during Raw Reunion, he did become the oldest belt-holder in company's history.

At 78-years-old, Patterson eclipsed The Fabulous Moolah in the record books after pressing his foot into Drake Maverick's chest to bag the lurid green strap. The previous incumbent was 76 when she bested Ivory for the then totally serious Women's Championship in 1999.

The Canadian legend famously became WWE's first Intercontinental Champion back in 1979, when he bested Ted DiBiase in a fictional tournament in Rio de Janeiro to unify the North and South American championships. The precise, made-up details of that accolade are precisely why, just hours after bumping himself up to second in this very list, Patterson found himself unbelievably usurped...

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